Shifts corresponding to RPM's my experience/your experience

[Ulvetanna_imp]

My suggestion is to not look at the tach at all. You shift when you feel it's right. Do this several times through the gears then look at your tach where your at. Shift to the sound and feel of the bike, not what you think it should be at on the tach.you will now know where you like it. Obviously don't lugg the motor and on the other spectrum you will know if your too high. Shifting is all about the feel, you should be able to determine this, nobody can tell you what's exactly right or wrong.

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Yes, when you hit the rev limiter you will know you are out of power. It's true though, if you glance at the tach a few times while you are getting this sorted, after a time you will not need it at all.

[fritzwilliger_imp]

My suggestion is to not look at the tach at all. You shift when you feel it's right. Do this several times through the gears then look at your tach where your at. Shift to the sound and feel of the bike, not what you think it should be at on the tach.you will now know where you like it. Obviously don't lugg the motor and on the other spectrum you will know if your too high. Shifting is all about the feel, you should be able to determine this, nobody can tell you what's exactly right or wrong.

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Yes, when you hit the rev limiter you will know you are out of power. It's true though, if you glance at the tach a few times while you are getting this sorted, after a time you will not need it at all.

Yes, when you hit the rev limiter you will know you are out of power. It's true though, if you glance at the tach a few times while you are getting this sorted, after a time you will not need it at all.
Just to add to what both Ulvetanna and uscgmac have already said, you will learn how to "feel" that the upper range of a gear is coming on as the engine rpm's keep rising and approach the redline. As you approach the redline, the actual rate of increasing speed (that is, the rate of acceleration) will begin to level off and the engine will feel as if it can no longer build much more speed - that's when you know it's time to shift to the next higher gear, thereby allowing the engine rpm's to drop so that the engine can again have efficient power for building speed in the next gear up.

fritz

[Ulvetanna_imp]

My suggestion is to not look at the tach at all. You shift when you feel it's right. Do this several times through the gears then look at your tach where your at. Shift to the sound and feel of the bike, not what you think it should be at on the tach.you will now know where you like it. Obviously don't lugg the motor and on the other spectrum you will know if your too high. Shifting is all about the feel, you should be able to determine this, nobody can tell you what's exactly right or wrong.

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Yes, when you hit the rev limiter you will know you are out of power. It's true though, if you glance at the tach a few times while you are getting this sorted, after a time you will not need it at all.

Yes, when you hit the rev limiter you will know you are out of power. It's true though, if you glance at the tach a few times while you are getting this sorted, after a time you will not need it at all.
Just to add to what both Ulvetanna and uscgmac have already said, you will learn how to "feel" that the upper range of a gear is coming on as the engine rpm's keep rising and approach the redline. As you approach the redline, the actual rate of increasing speed (that is, the rate of acceleration) will begin to level off and the engine will feel as if it can no longer build much more speed - that's when you know it's time to shift to the next higher gear, thereby allowing the engine rpm's to drop so that the engine can again have efficient power for building speed in the next gear up.

fritz

Yes sir. I don't look at the tach, even when I'm riding on the racetrack. Especially when I am on the track. Only once in a great while just for reference. Of course it took some time to get the feel, like, years.

[Rebel73_imp]

Up in the canyon twisties I'm usually in 2nd or 3rd. As someone else has stated, I feel like being in the upper revs gives me better control. If I feel I am coming into the turn too hot I can roll off the throttle a bit and slow down without the need to brake. If I'm at around 5k, the bike is right in the sweet spot for either slowing down or speeding up.

Around town I see no need to wind her up that much, so I rarely go over 4k. Getting on a freeway onramp I usually let 'er rip, though. It's fun.

[offroadfx4_imp]

I tend to ride mine up until the torque starts to decrease.....I think that is around 6000.

I searched for the torque curve graph I think Ferret posted one time, but couldn't find it.

[Capo]

If you are spending even a split second thinking about or glancing at your tach while riding, you're setting up for trouble. The CB is an easy bike to figure out by seat of the pants riding. It delivers linear power at low revs, vibrates in the middle and has a nice final punch towards the top of the rev range. The correlation between high RPM's and potentially unsafe situations is bunk. Acceleration and engine braking can be offensive and defensive powers. Get it into the gear that feels right, and roll on/ roll off, Grasshopper.

[Lord Popgun]

I tend to ride mine up until the torque starts to decrease.....I think that is around 6000.

I searched for the torque curve graph I think Ferret posted one time, but couldn't find it.

Try here: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....5#pid88635

[Ulvetanna_imp]

If you are spending even a split second thinking about or glancing at your tach while riding, you're setting up for trouble. The CB is an easy bike to figure out by seat of the pants riding. It delivers linear power at low revs, vibrates in the middle and has a nice final punch towards the top of the rev range. The correlation between high RPM's and potentially unsafe situations is bunk. Acceleration and engine braking can be offensive and defensive powers. Get it into the gear that feels right, and roll on/ roll off, Grasshopper.

Right on, but when getting acquainted with a new bike a quick glance at the tach to see where she's running -- until you become familiar with the bike -- is mandated. Otherwise, the option is slamming into the rev limiter. I remember one little bike I had (XT225), no tach, I thought something was wrong with it because it kept cutting out. Turns out I was hitting the rev limiter.

You gotta glance at your speedometer once in a while, too, just to know how not to answer the $64,000 question:

"Do you know how fast you were going?"

[Cormanus]

If you are spending even a split second thinking about or glancing at your tach while riding, you're setting up for trouble. The CB is an easy bike to figure out by seat of the pants riding. It delivers linear power at low revs, vibrates in the middle and has a nice final punch towards the top of the rev range. The correlation between high RPM's and potentially unsafe situations is bunk. Acceleration and engine braking can be offensive and defensive powers. Get it into the gear that feels right, and roll on/ roll off, Grasshopper.

Right on, but when getting acquainted with a new bike a quick glance at the tach to see where she's running -- until you become familiar with the bike -- is mandated. Otherwise, the option is slamming into the rev limiter. I remember one little bike I had (XT225), no tach, I thought something was wrong with it because it kept cutting out. Turns out I was hitting the rev limiter.

You gotta glance at your speedometer once in a while, too, just to know how not to answer the $64,000 question:

"Do you know how fast you were going?"

Crikey! You blokes have HUGE fines! If the answer to that question were 'many multiples of 10 more than the limit, officer', it might cost your driver's license in Australia. It certainly wouldn't cost $64,000.

[CB4ME_imp]

Yesterday I glanced down at the speedo on my NC700X. 145!

I quickly realized I had changed to metric when I reset the gas mileage.